September 13, 2017 (JTA) — A firebombing at the Moscow offices of the largest Jewish organization in Russia caused minimal damage and no injuries. Footage from the incident Monday night at the offices of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia showed a person whose facial features are not clearly…

September 4, 2017 (JTA) — Authorities in Belarus defended a court’s authorization of controversial construction atop what used to be a Jewish cemetery. The Belarus foreign ministry on Sunday said the local Jewish community of Gomel in southeastern Belarus approved of the plan because it is impossible to pinpoint where…

September 1, 2017 Director Alexei Uchitel at the St. Petersburg International Media Forum, Oct. 10, 2014. (Kristina Nikishina/Getty Images for SPIMF) (JTA) – Firebombs were hurled at the studio of a renowned Russian-Jewish film director who is reviled by some nationalists for his controversial depiction of the love affair between…

Chabad says 20 headstones toppled or smashed in western Ukrainian city of Svaliava, calls on authorities to take action By Times of Israel staff August 24, 2017 Some 20 headstones were recently overturned and smashed the Jewish cemetery of Svaliava, Ukraine. (Chabad.org) A Jewish cemetery in western Ukraine was vandalized, with…

Manifestations of Antisemitism in Ukraine Monitoring results from January-June 2017 Vyacheslav Likhachev Violence There were no known cases of violence on the grounds of antisemitism in January-June 2017. There was one physical confrontation on the grounds of antisemitism, which is described below; however, as it did not…

June 28, 2017 (JTA) — City officials in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv published online security camera footage of vandals painting Nazi symbols on a Holocaust memorial in a bid to identify them. The municipality made the unusual move last week on its website, in which it showed an…

May 19, 2017 (JTA) — Two swastikas were painted on the front door of a synagogue in western Ukraine and, in a separate incident, the headstone of a prominent rabbi’s grave was smashed. The incident involving the swastikas was discovered last week in Chernivtsi, a city located some 250 miles…

"I'm telling you one more time - go to hell, kikes", wrote senior officer affiliated to the intelligence services In the latest of a series of highly public antisemitic statements by prominent figures in Ukraine, a retired Ukrainian general affiliated with the country’s intelligence services this week called for the…

Lithuanian city holds end-of-winter festival, sends anti-Semitic invitations. The mayor of a Lithuanian city invited residents to a party in honor of a local holiday - and included anti-Semitism on the invitation. During the holiday, local residents "chase away" the winter, but Jewish residents of the town say the anti-Semitic…

Chabad emissary has been deemed a threat to national security, worrying a community that finds itself living in an increasingly authoritarian state By Cnaan Liphshiz February 14, 2017 Rabbis Ari Edelkopf, center, and Berel Lazar, right, listen to a speech at a reception of the Federation of Jewish Communities of…